Date:         Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:21:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Laurence Smith <lsmith@COGECO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Laurence Smith <lsmith@COGECO.CA>
Subject:      Re: No Start - '87 Vanagon
Comments: To: Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <LAW2-F89PefLJGWSa1a00006085@hotmail.com>
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Bruce,

There are so many things it could be.  We need to know much more
information to be able to help.  There are fundamentals we need to
know such as:
* is there a spark
* is the fuel pump working
* do you have good gas
* does it turn over and just not catch
etc. etc.

Tell us more detail and you will get help from the List members.

Laurence Smith
Hamilton, ON
90 Westy (fanumbos)





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Bruce Nadig
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:34 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: No Start - '87 Vanagon
>
>
> Fellow Listers,
>
> I just bought a very clean 1987 Vanagon. I ran very well
> for a couple of
> days. Then, it started to have a huge hesitation problem
> just above idle. In
> fact, it was almost, if not completely, impossible to pull
> away from a
> standstill. In neutral if I could get the engine to start
> revving, say above
> 2,500 rpm or so, it would rev very well.
>
> I think, but I'm not sure, that things were O.K. when
> starting cold. Things
> seemed O.K. when the engine was warm. The problem seemed to
> be when the
> engine was between cold and hot.
>
> Now I can't even start it. I checked the cap and rotor.
> They look O.K. (not
> perfect), so I cleaned them. I replaced the spark plugs. It
> still won't
> start. The idle motor is buzzing so I think it is working properly.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> TIA,
> Bruce
>
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